But that’s not the worst part. The worst part about an ant bite is the scratching afterwards.

My daughter is getting better at not scratching as much, but I know why she scratches. And it’s the same reason why you scratch: to alleviate the itch temporarily.

In a small way, that’s a picture of how we treat our bigger, life-sized problems, isn’t it?

There’s some huge problem in our lives – finances, stress, social issues, loneliness, gossip, relational issues – and sometimes, it’s like we scratch, just a little, because we think, “Hey, if I scratch, if I mess with it just a little bit, it’ll feel better,” right?